Baseball Multiplication - Everyday Math
Baseball 2nd Base Skill Multiplication facts Materials □ 2 to 4 dice □ 4 counters □ 1 calculator or a Multiplication/ Division Facts Table (optional) Players 2, or 2 teams Object of the Game To score more runs.
3rd Base
How to Play 1. Choose a hitting table. 2. Players (or teams) take turns being the pitcher and the batter. 3. The batter puts a counter on home plate. The pitcher rolls the dice. 4. The batter finds the product of the numbers, then checks the hitting table to see how far to move the counter(s) on the field. 5. The batter tallies a run whenever a counter crosses home plate. 6. Incorrect answers are strikes. Three strikes make an out. The batter tallies outs. 7. After each hit, the batter puts a counter on home plate. 8. After 3 outs, the batter and pitcher switch. The inning is over when both teams make 3 outs. 9. After 3 innings, the team with more runs wins.
1st Base
Home
SCOR EBOA R D inning
HITTING TABLE: 1 TO 6 FACTS (Use 2 dice.)
team
outs
1
runs
team
outs
2
runs
1
2
HITTING TABLE: 2 TO 12 FACTS (Use 4 dice.)
HITTING TABLE: 10S * 10S GAME (Use 2 dice.)
3
total
HITTING TABLE: THREEFACTORS GAME (Use 3 dice.) .)
5 or less
Out*
500 or less
Out
4 to 24
Out
1 to 54
Out
6 to 15
Single (1 base)
600 to 1,500
Single (1 base)
25 to 49
Single (1 base)
60 to 90
Single (1 base)
16 to 24
Double (2 bases)
1,600 to 2,500
Double (2 bases)
50 to 64
Double (2 bases)
96 to 120
Double (2 bases)
25 to 35
Triple (3 bases)
2,600 to 3,500
Triple (3 bases)
66 to 77
Triple (3 bases)
125 to 150
Triple (3 bases)
36
Home Run (4 bases)
3,600
Home Run (4 bases)
80 to 144
Home Run (4 bases)
180 to 216
Home Run (4 bases)
The pitcher rolls 2 dice. A 1 is worth 10, a 2 is worth 20, and so on. The batter multiplies.
* On an out, do not move any counters. Tally outs.
After the pitcher rolls the dice, the batter separates the 4 dice into 2 pairs, adds the numbers in each pair, and multiplies the sums.
The pitcher rolls 3 dice. The batter multiplies the 3 numbers (factors).
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3rd Base
How to Play 1. Choose a hitting table. 2. Players (or teams) take turns being the pitcher and the batter. 3. The batter puts a counter on home plate. The pitcher rolls the dice. 4. The batter finds the product of the numbers, then checks the hitting table to see how far to move the counter(s) on the field. 5. The batter tallies a run whenever a counter crosses home plate. 6. Incorrect answers are strikes. Three strikes make an out. The batter tallies outs. 7. After each hit, the batter puts a counter on home plate. 8. After 3 outs, the batter and pitcher switch. The inning is over when both teams make 3 outs. 9. After 3 innings, the team with more runs wins.
1st Base
Home
SCOR EBOA R D inning
HITTING TABLE: 1 TO 6 FACTS (Use 2 dice.)
team
outs
1
runs
team
outs
2
runs
1
2
HITTING TABLE: 2 TO 12 FACTS (Use 4 dice.)
HITTING TABLE: 10S * 10S GAME (Use 2 dice.)
3
total
HITTING TABLE: THREEFACTORS GAME (Use 3 dice.) .)
5 or less
Out*
500 or less
Out
4 to 24
Out
1 to 54
Out
6 to 15
Single (1 base)
600 to 1,500
Single (1 base)
25 to 49
Single (1 base)
60 to 90
Single (1 base)
16 to 24
Double (2 bases)
1,600 to 2,500
Double (2 bases)
50 to 64
Double (2 bases)
96 to 120
Double (2 bases)
25 to 35
Triple (3 bases)
2,600 to 3,500
Triple (3 bases)
66 to 77
Triple (3 bases)
125 to 150
Triple (3 bases)
36
Home Run (4 bases)
3,600
Home Run (4 bases)
80 to 144
Home Run (4 bases)
180 to 216
Home Run (4 bases)
The pitcher rolls 2 dice. A 1 is worth 10, a 2 is worth 20, and so on. The batter multiplies.
* On an out, do not move any counters. Tally outs.
After the pitcher rolls the dice, the batter separates the 4 dice into 2 pairs, adds the numbers in each pair, and multiplies the sums.
The pitcher rolls 3 dice. The batter multiplies the 3 numbers (factors).
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Copyright © Wright Group/McGraw-Hill
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